December 20th, 2020
Via ProPublica, an interesting commentary on how climate change is propelling enormous human migrations as it transforms global agriculture and remakes the world order — and no country stands to gain more than Russia: It was only November, but the chill already cut to the bone in the small village of Dimitrovo, which sits just […]
Read more »Abu Dhabi Firm Partners On $225m Sudan Agriculture Deal
October 8th, 2020
Via Arabian Business, a report on the UAE’s continued investment in overseas agriculture: IHC Food Holding joins forces with the largest private sector conglomerate in Sudan to develop over 100,000 acres of farmland Abu Dhabi firm partners on $225m Sudan agriculture deal The joint agreement will see a five-year investment plan put into the […]
Read more »June 28th, 2020
Via Mongabay, a report on one village in Cameroon’s efforts to battle a Belgian palm oil conglomerate: Mbonjo sits in the heart of Cameroon’s country’s largest oil palm and rubber-producing region. In 2000, state-owned oil palm plantations around the village were acquired by Société Financière des Caoutchoucs (Socfin), a Belgian holding company that operates palm […]
Read more »Major Land Sales Fueling Tropical Deforestation
June 24th, 2020
Via Terra Daily, a report on land sales which are fueling tropical deforestation: Large-scale land buys are fueling deforestation across the tropics, according to a new study. When researchers analyzed the kinds of land acquisitions most associated with forest losses, they found purchases made with the intent of establishing new single-species tree plantations, whether for […]
Read more »June 20th, 2020
Via The Economist, an article on how big soya and beef firms are leading causes of Amazon deforestation: The world’s emissions of carbon dioxide may fall by 7% this year because of lockdowns in response to the pandemic, according to Nature Climate Change, a journal. Brazil is a glaring exception. Its emissions will rise by 10-20% […]
Read more »Australian Farmland In High Demand
May 13th, 2020
Via Farm Weekly, a report on sustained global interest in Australia’s farmland: INSTITUTIONAL investors have continued to find Australian agricultural assets appealing, according to Colliers International. The real estate company, which specialises in large-scale, high value asset transactions and whose clients are commonly corporate farmers and investors, released a research and forecast report which said […]
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